Coinbase has appeared to significantly alter its position on the upcoming SegWit2x Bitcoin hard fork, saying it will not unconditionally support the BTC chain.
Cointelegraph reported yesterday that the largest US exchange would continue to refer to BTC as the ‘real’ Bitcoin, with SegWit2x getting a ‘B2X’ ticker tantamount to an altcoin.
The decision sparked wide support from the cryptocurrency community with many commentators seeing it as the nail in the coffin for 2x’s integrity.
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